The Monterey Regional Storm Water Management Program (MRSWMP) Year 7 Group/City Annual Storm Water Report is available for review and download. To learn more about the Regional or City Storm Water Program, call 831-645-4621 or 831-646-3921.

In July, 2013, the Central Coast Water Board adopted Order R3-2013-0032, with new, more stringent Post-Construction Requirements (PCRs). Projects that receive their first discretionary approval for design elements after March 6, 2014 — or, if no discretionary approval is required, receive their first ministerial permit after that date — are subject to the PCRs, if they create or replace 2,500 square feet or more of impervious area. For a brief program overview, review this Program Brochure.

Meetings are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend and provide input!

For the latest information about beach postings or closures based on the most recent bacteriological test information, call the Beach Condition Hotline 1-800-347-6363.

Do not swim in or have contact with water coming from storm drains. Such water may be contaminated with bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or chemicals, and contact with storm drain water may cause illness. Do not enter water after rainstorms as bacterial levels increase with the increased runoff into the bay.

Beaches are sampled Monthly from November to April, then weekly between April 1 and October 31 of each calendar year.

To report illegal dumping to the street, waterways, or the storm drain system, please call one of the following:

Dumping any pollutants or trash into the gutter, catch basin or the storm drain system is ILLEGAL. Please report any dumping to the City. Local ordinances limit storm water flows to clean rain water and non-polluted incidental flows like groundwater. Please do your part to protect local waterways!

City of Monterey Code requires construction site operators to implement best management practices (BMPs) to prevent pollutants from leaving the site and entering the City's storm water system.

A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) must be submitted to Plans and Public Works Department for any construction project (linear included) that disturbs one or more acres of soil or whose project disturbs less than one acre and is part of a larger common plan of development.